Towards determination of the strong coupling ${\alpha }_s(m_Z)$ from four-flavor lattice QCD using the continuous $\beta$-function method

Yash Mandlecha, Alexei Bazavov, Akhil Chauhan +10

The precise value of the strong coupling ${\alpha }_s(m_Z)$ at the $Z$-boson mass $m_Z$ is essential for high-energy phenomenology and precision tests of quantum chromodynamics (QCD).…